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by stephengillie 2797 days ago
The office of my current employer has speakers in the ceiling, every 20 feet or so. They play white noise through these at about 40-60 decibels - about the volume of a moderately busy coffee shop or bar. This lets them buy shorter cubicles, so you can look across the entire office building.

The noise they use is maddening to me, despite sounding like air going through the air ducts.